Sole-plate or rail-chair.



, PATENTED 001?. 18, 1904.

H l, 1). O. WARD. .SOLE PLATEDR RAIL CHAIR.

AIIPLIGATION FILED JUNE 14. 1901. RENEWED MAR. 7, 1904.

NO MODEL.

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Patented October 18, 190 1.

PATENT QFFICE- Y DANIEL WARD, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

'SOLE-PLATE OR RAIL-CHAIR. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,545, dated October 18, 1904.

Application filed June 14, 1901. Renewed March '7, 1904- Serial No. 196,988. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL O. WARD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sole-Plates or Rail- Uhairs, of which the following is a descrip- My invention belongs to that type'of soleplates' or rail-chairs consisting of two sections extending substantially at right anglesto one another, one of which is adapted to be positioned between the upper surface of the tie and the lower surface of the rail-base, the other extending vertically therefrom. As heretofore constructed, the junction of the two sections has been a substantially right angle, as stated. When the device is in use as ordinarily employed, the horizontal section is spiked firmly to the tie, and the edge of the tion, which is firmly secured to the tie, as set forth. This causes a rupture of the two parts at the point of their union, as.,clearly shown in Figure 3. In some cases the fish plate or angle-barso fills the intervening space that the rail-base is not in immediate contact with the vertical section. The effect is the same, however, in either case, the stress being transmitted to the same point and with the same result. 4 a

The object of my invention is to obviate the objectionable feature above referred to in a simple and effective manner without adding materially to the cost of thearticle.

To this end it consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, wherein like referenceletters indicate like or corresponding parts,

Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical section of a rail Y and my improved sole-plate, showing the relat1ve proportions of the parts in the preferred form. As shown, the parts are not fully assembled, parts being broken away. Fig. 2

is a perspective view of my improved soleplate, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of a rail and the type of the sole-plate upon which my invention is an improvement.

In the drawings, A is a horizontal section constructed to be positioned between the tie and rail-base. the rail-base, its free edge extending from the edge of the same a sufi'icient distance to permit the formation of spike-notches a a and the positioning of spikes therein to aid in securing the device firmly to the ties. B is a vertical section which lies in a plane at sub stantially right angles to that of section A.

The section B is provided with the usual boltholes 5 b for the securing-bolts D.

(J is a curved section uniting sections A and B and is constructed with sufficient resiliency to relieve the device fromthe direct stress of the wheel blows. Thus when the parts are assembled the stress of wheel blows tends to lift the section B upward and outward in a direction indicated by the are m w, the center of the are being substantially at the point of the curve, as at 7). The resiliency of the material as thus formed permits this tendency It is preferably wider than without undue strain, the wheel blows being effectively cushioned thereby. In the old form (shown in Fig. 3) it will be observed the tendency fromthe stress of wheel blows is in an entirely dilferent direction, it being outward and downward in the direction shown by the less extent on all railwaysan'undue vertical stress is distributed to the sole-plate proper near the angle formed by the two sections. As the'horizontal section is secured to the tie and the vertical section secured to the rail, this action tends to draw the free ends of the sections apart from one another, changing the substantially right-angle union to an obtuse l tion constructed to yield and extending in a angle, the parts partially assuming their normal condition When the stress is removed. This action is particularly liable to rupture the union of the sections, as before stated. My invention is particularly adapted to obviate this diflieulty, the necessary resiliency being provided to permit the tendency referred to and transmit the stress to a point particularly constructed to receive it Without injury to the device, and thus to the railway.

In rolling my improved sole-plate the metal may, if preferred, be reinforced at the bend of the section (1, as shown, providing material for the formation of spike-notches c 0 therein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sole-plate for rails having a horizontal portion, a vertical portion positioned to be beyond the plane of the side of the upper portion of the rail, and a curved connecting porcurve directly from one portion to the other.

2. A sole-plate or chair for rails com prising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion arranged to be positioned outuutrdly beyond the plane of the side of the tread of the rail and an arc shaped connecting portion between the two other portions and extending directly from one portion to the other.

3. A sole-plate or chair for rails comprising a horizontal portion, a vertical portion and a curved connecting portion arranged to be normally out of contact with the rail-base; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

DANlEL O. WARD.

Witnesses:

J OHN W. HILL, UnAnLns l. Conn. 

